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Smoking on the Chain Gang
by David M. Reutter
Smoking has long been a past time for people. In some cultures, it’s like a rite of passage. In our more modern times, it is portrayed as a bad habit. Either way you look at it, the fact is: some people just like to …
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More from this issue:
- The Punishment Economy: Winners and Losers in the Business of Mass Incarceration, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Use of Solitary Confinement During Pandemic Detrimental To Prisoners and Not Slowing Spread of COVID-19, by Chad Marks
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Why Did a St. Louis Man Die in a Federal Prison Coronavirus Hotspot?, by Mike Fitzgerald
- Texas Prisons Close Amid Pandemic, by Jayson Hawkins
- The Importance of Establishing Veterans Benefits While in Prison, by Art Gage
- ICE Holding Cuban Detainee for 11 Years and Counting Following Florida Prison Release, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Alabama Prisons, Among Deadliest for COVID-19, Not Prepared to Vaccinate Prisoners, by Kevin Bliss
- Amid Widespread Calls for Abolition, Mariame Kaba Sheds Light With Latest Book, by Juliette LaMarr
- Massachusetts Uses Medical Parole to Avoid In-Custody Deaths From COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Second Circuit Reinstates Acquitted New York City Man’s Claims of Police Due Process Violations and Excessive Use of Force by Jailers, by Matthew Clarke
- Music Project Brings Prisoners’ Stories to Life in Song, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Report: Massachusetts Prisons Continue to Fail on Mental Health Care, by Jayson Hawkins
- Federal Court: COVID-19 Vaccine Must be Available to All Oregon Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Idaho Supreme Court Orders Release of Death Penalty Related Documents, by David Reutter
- BOP’s Terminal Island Response Sparked COVID-19 Spread, by Mark Wilson
- Second Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Alleging New York Guard Sexually Assaulted Female Prisoners, by David Reutter
- Qualified Immunity Granted on Claim of Sleep Deprivation From Guard Noise During Suicide-Prevention Checks in California, by David Reutter
- Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners, by Edward Lyon
- California State Prisoners Pay Teen’s School Tuition, by Edward Lyon
- Smoking on the Chain Gang, by David Reutter
- Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Washington State Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Prisons Statewide, by Juliette LaMarr
- Pandemic Medical Update: Vaccines, Variants and More, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
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- Family of San Quentin Prisoner Who Died of COVID-19 Due to “Horribly Botched Transfer” Files Lawsuit, by Douglas Ankney
- Report Calls for the End of Solitary Confinement at Michigan Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
- Washington Supreme Court Holds Ongoing Contempt Not Required to Impose Sanctions for Violating Injunction Against Releasing Sex Offender Records, by Matthew Clarke
- Repairing Credit After Release from Prison, by Kevin Bliss
- Report: Border Patrol Misappropriated Funds and Failed to Provide Proper Medical Care to Accurately Report Migrant Deaths, by Douglas Ankney
- Biden’s Justice Department Nomination Faces Aggressive Opposition From Senate Republicans, by Juliette LaMarr
- Lawsuit Over Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Fatal Asthma Attack Allegedly Triggered by Excessive Use of Pepper Spray, by Matthew Clarke
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More from David Reutter:
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- Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, Sept. 1, 2026
- Fourth Circuit: Error in Granting Judgment Prior to Adjudging Spoliation Motion, Sept. 1, 2026
- Fourth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity in Strip Searches Resulting from Anonymous Tips, Sept. 1, 2026
- Tenth Circuit: Colorado Governor Unentitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity on Claim Related to DOC Religious Policies, Aug. 1, 2026
- Michigan Appeals Court: Witnesses Cannot be Forced to Wear Jail Clothes at Trial, Aug. 1, 2026
- Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of State-Law Qualified Immunity in Scabies Case, Aug. 1, 2026
- Fourth Circuit Revives Disabled Prisoner’s Claim for Denial of Out-of-Cell Exercise Time, Aug. 1, 2026
- Sixth Circuit Announces State-Law Exceptions to Appeal Deadlines Preserve “Pending” Status Under AEDPA, Holding Belated-Appeal Procedures Toll Federal Habeas Limitations Period, April 1, 2026
- Florida Supreme Court Announces Rule 3.170(f)’s Good-Cause Plea-Withdrawal Standard Does Not Apply at Post-Appeal Resentencing, April 1, 2026
More from these topics:
- Contemporary Slavery: The Not-So-Secret Practice of Forced Labor Inside U.S. Prisons, June 1, 2024. Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Chain Gangs, Workers' Compensation.
- Mississippi Department of Corrections Lifts Smoking Ban at its Prisons, March 1, 2021. Guard Misconduct, Smoking.
- Missouri Prisoner Awarded $111,000 in Second-Hand Smoke Case, DOC Bans Smoking, March 5, 2019. Smoking.
- $1,500 Settlement After New York Prisoner Claims Smoke Injuries, June 20, 2018. Injury -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Smoking, Settlements.
- Oklahoma Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Lift Prison Smoking Ban, May 8, 2018. Smoking, State Legislation.
- Colorado Narrowly Rejects Ballot Measure to End Slavery as Punishment for Crime, Nov. 6, 2017. Work, Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Chain Gangs, Prison Reform, Conditions of Confinement.
- Jails Market E-Cigarettes to Detainees to Generate Revenue, Aug. 10, 2017. Smoking, Commissary.
- Jails Sell Prisoners E-Cigarettes, a Gateway to Drug Addiction, Aug. 4, 2016. Medical, Statistics/Trends, War on Drugs, Failure to Protect (General), Smoking, Jail Specific, Drug Treatment/Rehab.
- Prison Tobacco Bans Reduce Smoking-related Deaths, Aug. 2, 2016. Smoking, Eighth Amendment.
- Penal Servitude: A Reminder about the U.S. Constitution’s 13th Amendment Exclusion Clause, June 3, 2016. Prison Industries, Prison Labor, Chain Gangs, Voting, Commissary, Family.

